The Confederation of African Football (CAF) (in French Confédération Africaine de Football) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa. following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Dominican Republic national football team represents the Dominican Republic in men's international football, and is governed by the Dominican Football Federation. The team is a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is a biennial international women's association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) since 2008. The current champions are Spain, who won its second title at the 2022 edition in India.
The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico in international women's football. The team is governed by the Mexican Football Federation and competes within CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. It has won three gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games and a gold medal in the Pan American Games, as well as a silver and bronze in the Women's World Cup prior to FIFA's recognition of the women's game. In addition to its senior team, Mexico also has U-20, U-17, and U-15 teams. The U-17 team reached the final of the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and the U-15 cohort earned the bronze medal in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
The Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The Mexico U-17 women's national football team is the national women's under-17 football team of Mexico and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation. Ana Galindo was named head coach on January 19, 2021, the same day Maribel Dominguez was promoted to the U20 squad.
The Dominican Republic women's national football team represents the Dominican Republic in international women's football. The team is governed by the Dominican Football Federation and competes in CONCACAF women's competitions.
The Guatemala national Under-20 football team is the national under-20 age level football team of Guatemala, and represents the nation in under-20 international matches.
The Central African Republic women's national football team represents the Central African Republic (CAR) in international women's football. It is governed by the Central African Football Federation. It played its first international matches in 2018 in the Cup of Nations qualifiers. The country's youth national team has played in several matches and events, including an Under-19 World Cup qualifying competition in which the team lost in the semi-finals. As is the case across Africa, the women's game faces numerous challenges. Football was only formally organised in 2000, and there are only 400 players competing at the national level.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national under-17 football team represents North Korea in international youth women football competitions. It has reached the World Cup finals on three occasions, and won titles at the 2008 and 2016 editions. They have also been the Asian Cup champions a joint-record of four times in 2007, 2015, 2017, and 2024.
The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, and other under-20 women's international football tournaments. The team is governed by the DPR Korea Football Association.
Republic of Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team represents Azerbaijan in international youth football competitions.
The Indian women's national under-17 football team represents India in international women's under-17 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in India, the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The federation is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
The Algeria U-17 women's national football team represents Algeria in international women's football for under 17. The team plays its home games at the Omar Hamadi Stadium in Algiers and is coached by Naïma Laouadi. Algeria played its first official competition in the 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup is scheduled to be the tenth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will include 32 teams for the second time after FIFA announced the expansion of the tournament in July 2019. Spain are the defending champions, having won their first title in 2023.
The Dominican Republic National under-20 football team is the association football team that represents the Dominican Republic at the under-20 level.
The Dominican Republic women's national under-20 football team is the association football women's team that represents the Dominican Republic at the under-20 level. The team competes in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
The 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup will be the 8th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It will be hosted by the Dominican Republic, the first FIFA tournament hosted by the country. This will be the final edition to feature 16 teams before expanding to 24 teams in 2025. It will also be the final edition to be held biannually.
The Under-17 Women's Football Team of Ecuador is one of the lower categories of the Ecuador Women's Football Team, it is made up of summoned players of Ecuadorian nationality, who are under 17 years old. This team represents the Ecuadorian Football Federation in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and in the U-17 Women's South American Championship. They will compete for the first time in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, this after finishing in third place in the South American Women's U-17 Championship 2024, obtaining qualification for the edition to be held in Dominican Republic in the same year.
The Ecuador U-17 women's national football team is an international youth football team. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the Ecuador women's national football team.
